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Business Simulation
Why Fictional Business Simulations Drive Real Learning Click to view Why Fictional Business Simulations Drive Real Learning
When we at Insight Experience design business simulations with our clients, many assume the simulation should exactly reflect their business. Through nearly three decades of experience, we’ve learned that fictional simulations, those built around a metaphorical business, are...
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Developing New Leaders
Practical Tips for New Leaders: How to Write a Strong Email Click to view Practical Tips for New Leaders: How to Write a Strong Email
Note: This is a post in the Practical Tips for New Leaders series. For more tips, learn about running effective meetings and working with senior leaders.
One of the fastest ways to build credibility as a new leader is to communicate clearly. That starts with your emails.
I know...
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Leadership
What Learning to Code Taught Me About Leadership Click to view What Learning to Code Taught Me About Leadership
I recently came across a set of notes I wrote in 2023 while teaching myself to code at age 54. I never turned them into anything at the time. But rereading them now, two years later, I realized how much they taught me about learning, leadership, and persistence. Here’s what I...
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Decision-Making on the CuspDecision-Making on the Cusp
Great decision-making isn’t simple decision-making. Leaders must balance the multiple dimensions of all that leadership...
Jean Williams
Mar 21, 2023
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How to Be Someone’s Leadership Success StoryHow to Be Someone’s Leadership Success Story
Recently here at our blog, we shared a post on how to avoid being the subject of a leadership horror story in which I...
Krista Campbell
Mar 7, 2023
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Networking, Part II: More Tips for Creating ConnectionsNetworking, Part II: More Tips for Creating Connections
My Insight Experience colleague Rachel Halsall wrote a blog post in September of last year about networking. In ...
Ned Wasniewski
Feb 21, 2023
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How Not to Be the Subject of a Leadership Horror StoryHow Not to Be the Subject of a Leadership Horror Story
Picture this: You're at a dinner or cocktail party and mention your work. The face of the person you're talking to...
Krista Campbell
Feb 7, 2023
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Insightful Ideas: Best of 2022Insightful Ideas: Best of 2022
It's that time of year! And, no, we don't mean hot cocoa, sweater weather, mistletoe, and menorahs (though we hope you...
Julie Danielson
Dec 13, 2022
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"Teach Not Tell": The Time-Saving Way to Build Your Team"Teach Not Tell": The Time-Saving Way to Build Your Team
Leaders have expressed for years how hard it is to find time to address those important-but-not-urgent tasks made...
Laurel Tyler
Dec 6, 2022
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Why Do Leadership Development Programs Fail?Why Do Leadership Development Programs Fail?
In the United States, an estimated $166 billion — yes, that's with a "b" — is spent each year on leadership development...
Krista Campbell
Nov 7, 2022
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Evaluate Your Leadership: Do They Trust You With the Truth?Evaluate Your Leadership: Do They Trust You With the Truth?
How can you know that, as a leader, you are hearing the full story from your people? After all, the way you lead...
Leslie Becknell Marx
Oct 25, 2022
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Reclaiming the Power of NetworkingReclaiming the Power of Networking
The longer I work in the field of leadership development and the longer I am a human being, I find that I increasingly...
Rachel Halsall
Oct 11, 2022
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